The Berklee Contemporary Dictionary of Music (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780876391617)

(Berklee Guide). A comprehensive reference to terms used in the performance, creation, and study of music today. Covering instrumental and voice performance, audio technology, production, music business, and other dimensions of the modern music industry, its 3,400+ entries include many terms that are common among practicing musicians, but are found in no other dictionary. At the same time, it incorporates traditional terminology from early music to the present and across diverse cultures, as well as clarifying customary instrumental abbreviations and foreign language terms. Comprehensive lists of scales and chord symbol suffixes are itemized in the appendices.

Author: Kari Juusela
ISBN-10: 0876391617
ISBN-13: 9780876391617
Publisher: Berklee Press Publications
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2015
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.80w x 0.29d